Sun visor for motor vehicles



June 10, 1952 w. F. BRANCH 2,599,809

SUN VISOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Feb. 25, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET l lm'entar William F. Branch June 10, 1952 w. F. BRANCH 2,599,309

sun VISOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Feb. 25, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 William F. Branch Patented June 10, 1952 2.

UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE} William F. Branch, Buffalo, N. Y.

Application February 25, 1949, Serial No. 78,308

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in sun visorsfor automobiles and other motor vehicles; and more particularly to an external sun visor overlying the windshield.

An important object of the invention is to provide a sun visor of this character including an opaque rear portion for attaching to the top of an automobile above the windshield, and a transparent or translucent front portion to eliminate the glare of the sun without obstructing the vision of the driver.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel construction for securing the anti-glare front portion of the visor to the rigid rear portion thereof, as well as a novel construction for attaching and supporting the visor on the center frame of the windshield, as well as to the body of the vehicle.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the center of the visor with the center cover plate removed;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on a, line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of the channel shaped clamping bracket for supporting the center of the visor on the center windshield frame;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the channel moulding connecting the front and rear portions of the visor to each other, and;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 88 of Figure 1 and showing the attaching means for the side edges of the visor.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention. The numeral 5 designates the sun visor generally and which comprises a pair of rear sections 6 and 1,

1 Claim. (01. 29695) z y preferably constructed of sheet metal and positioned transversely of the top 8 of an automobile immediately above the windshield 9 and secured thereto by means of substantially J-shaped bolts 10, positioned at the outer edges of the sections 6 and l, and secured to the rain trough ll of the vehicle by nuts l2 threaded on the lower ends of the bolt.

The inner ends of the sections 6 and I, are secured to each other by a lower connecting plate [3 provided with bolts and nuts i4 received in slots H5 at the inner ends of sections 6 and l to compensate for variations in the width of the body of the vehicle.

Bolts l6 have their heads I! countersunk in the plate l3 to extend downwardly therefrom with the lower ends of the bolts threaded in a channeled shaped clamping bracket l8. Spacing sleeves 19 are positioned on bolts [6 between the 20 plate [3 and the bracket I8.

The edges of the channel clamping bracket l8 are formed with inwardly projecting lips 20 engaged under the center frame 2| of the windshield 9 to thus anchor the center of the visor to the windshield and to support the visor in an elevated position above the windshield.

The center attaching plate I3 is formed with a forwardly projecting tongue 22 having tapering side edges and which underlies the inner ends of a pair of front anti-glare visor sections 23 and 24 of suitable translucent material. The rear and side edges of the anti-glare sections 23 and 24 are secured to the front edges of rear visor sections 6 and I by channeled rubber moulding 25 and the outer end or side edges of the sections 6 and 1 are curved inwardly in front of the anti-glare sections 23 and 24 to hold the latter from forward separating movement in the moulding.

The inner ends of the anti-glare sections 23 and 24 are held from separating movement by a channeled moulding strip 26 secured to tongue 22 by a bolt and nut 21, the front end of strip 26 being hooked under the tongue and also secured thereto by the bolt and nut 21.

A top center cover plate 28 is positioned over the inner ends of rear sections 6 and 1 with a downturned lip 29 at its rear edge engaged behind sections 6 and 1 and lower plate I 2 and a downturned lip 30 at its front edge engaging the moulding strip 26.

Bolts and nuts 3| secure the top-and bottom plates 28 and I3 in clamping position over the meeting ends of sections 6 and 1.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit. of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is.

,claimed as new is:

A sun visor for a motor vehicle. of. the type having a center windshield frame, said, visor comprising an opaque visor structure including a pair of sections having facing inner: ends,

4 thereon connecting said lower clamping plate to the channeled clamping member, a forwardly projecting tongue on the lower clamping plate, a translucent visor structure supported in a forwardly projecting position at the front edge of said opaque structure and including a pair of sections with inner ends facing, and means attaching the inner ends of the sections of the translucent structure to said tongue.

F. BRANCH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Atkinson:' Nov. 23-, 1943 

